{"id":271956,"date":"2024-01-26T04:42:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T09:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=325375"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:09:30","slug":"epic-games-is-going-after-apple-they-will-launch-a-game-store-and-fortnite-on-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/epic-games-is-going-after-apple-they-will-launch-a-game-store-and-fortnite-on-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Games is going after Apple: they will launch a game store and Fortnite on iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epic plans to launch the Epic Games Store on the iPhone this year in the European Union&#8230; and along with the store, their idea is to bring Fortnite back to the bitten apple platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/fortnite-against-google-the-trial-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"This is the price to pay for a trial that is already historic.\">This is the price to pay for a trial that is already historic.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"iOS 17\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/aa0ea39a-3047-47be-9b3a-938ac771524a\/234379927\/ios-17-download-ios-17.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">iOS 17<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-17.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/ios-17.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement by Epic Games comes after Apple shared how it will open iOS in response to the EU&#8217;s strong measures against big tech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epic CEO Tim Sweeney achieves his goal of returning to iOS without having to go through Tim Cook&#8217;s hoop. <strong>The legal battles between the two giants have ended with a bittersweet taste for both<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe this year! ?<br><br>Via our soon to launch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpicGames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EpicGames<\/a> Store for iOS thanks to new rules in Europe via the new Digital Markets Act (DMA), stay tuned for more details. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7nOa2lcdhN\">https:\/\/t.co\/7nOa2lcdhN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpicGames\/status\/1750616279604408750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The victory that Epic Games has been waiting for since 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epic still doesn&#8217;t have a clear plan on how or when it will make its landing on iOS. They say that the store will launch &#8220;by the end of this year&#8221; and that Fortnite will be available through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Both will only be available in European countries covered by the Digital Markets Act.<\/strong> &#8220;Stay tuned for details as we uncover the regulatory timeline,&#8221; he said in a Twitter post, adding that &#8220;we will continue to argue before the courts and regulators that Apple is infringing the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fortnite will return to iOS in Europe in 2024, distributed by the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpicGames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EpicGames<\/a> Store for iOS. Stay tuned for details as we figure out the regulatory timeline. We&#39;ll continue to argue to the courts and regulators that Apple is breaking the law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MHh6EGVinC\">https:\/\/t.co\/MHh6EGVinC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpicNewsroom\/status\/1750616436957933711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortnite has been off iOS for a whopping three years, after Apple kicked out the game and banned Epic for sneaking in third-party in-app payments. Epic subsequently sued Apple for it in a case that just concluded last week: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/apple-epic-games-victoria-courts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Epic largely lost\">Epic largely lost<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple continues to monitor third-party app stores, <strong>which means that Epic may have trouble with the launch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Fortnite\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/0725c9ce-2e53-43a3-b740-39e0f5c20693\/2385420064\/fortnite-unnamed.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Fortnite<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/fortnite.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" 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